Fumonin Temple
Main Image Wooden Standing Eleven-Faced Kannon Category Bosatsu (Bodhisattva)
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DescriptionThe wooden standing Eleven-Faced Kannon enshrined in the Main Hall of Fumonin in Asakura is designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan. The image dates to the Heian period and is traditionally attributed to the monk Gyoki, though the attribution is not established. The hall, rebuilt in the late Kamakura period, is among the oldest surviving wooden Buddhist halls in Fukuoka Prefecture and is itself an Important Cultural Property. Tradition dates the temple's founding by Gyoki to 747. Visitors can appreciate both the historic building and its principal statue, but should telephone before entering the hall.
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